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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.6 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 42 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hoservin on 7/15/2023 & rated 95 points: Decanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, mocha and forest floor. Black fruit, mocha, spice, forest floor and crushed rock on the palate. Very long, layered finish. Full bodied. Served with reverse seared strip steaks with red wine sauce. (370 views) | | | Tasted by RockinCabs on 7/3/2023 & rated 95 points: Nose: Voluminous blueberry, cassis, cigar wrapper and pencil/graphite. As it opened some spice was added and the black fruit grew in depth on the nose. This was unique on the nose, and did not have any overripe tendencies despite the extraction.
Palate: Deepest black berry, cassis and charcoal notes of the group. There is a really nice pencil/graphite and wet rock note in the mid-plalate and just a bit of an herb note coming out. Still has some angular edges and the most vertical structure of the three.
Finish: Give a slightly more robust impression, and strays away from the perfumed and silky notes. Strapping tannin in the back palate and finish still here.
The third BTK wine in our lineup, and this showed extremely well. On the second day the tannin had gotten a bit hard. Still requiring time to integrate and mellow, no rush on this, but will the tannin outlive the fruit? (589 views) | | | Tasted by n2wine on 8/1/2022 & rated 95 points: A fantastic wine. (715 views) | | | Tasted by mdvillaverde on 12/4/2021 & rated 95 points: 15.1% abv. Enjoyed over two days. On day 1 I actually thought maybe the bottle was ruined by poor storage. It was so tight. But this was great on day 2. Sweet nose and sour cherry notes. Polished juicy and mildly puckering fruit. Truly jekyll and Hyde. You need to enjoy over 2 days. (935 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 12/4/2021 & rated 94 points: Decanted for one hour. Aromas of blackberry liquor, huckleberry, currant, mocha and spice. Blackberry, blueberry, mocha, spice and fine tannins on the palate. Very long finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled ribeyes with a whiskey, pepper cream sauce. (959 views) | | | Tasted by Red Sox Fan on 7/4/2021 & rated 94 points: The 2010 Tor To-Kalon Cabernet evolved through several phases in the course of an evening: unstructured and jammy with blue-black fruit after a one hour decant, then an hour or so later turning savory with diminished fruit (on the red spectrum now) an hour, and then by hour three filling out into a nicely balanced napa cab that was back to the blue spectrum with both ample fruit, good structure and a strong finish. An interesting experience but next time I’m going to try to skip the first two phases with a three hour decant. (1000 views) | | | Tasted by bugdoced on 2/15/2021 & rated 94 points: In perfect drinking shape
Elegant dark fruit integrated tannins and a long romantic finish (1203 views) | | | Tasted by lvjohn on 1/15/2021 & rated 97 points: One of the finest California Cabernet Sauvignons I've ever tasted. Decanted an hour before serving. Found no solids which suggests it was filtered at the winery. Very full flavored with energy, red berries and spice. It's hard to describe just how wonderful this was. The only thing one might quibble with the aftertaste. Otherwise, it was almost perfect. This was a perfect companion to a fine, thick strip steak. (882 views) | | | Tasted by paujokal on 12/26/2020 & rated 95 points: Fantastic wine. Right in drinking window. (551 views) | | | Tasted by Jbird73 on 12/25/2020 & rated 94 points: Half the bottle tonight and half tomorrow. Beautiful nose and super smooth on the palate. Lovely finish and just a really lovely wine. Not too bold, easy to cocktail if you wish but great paired with grilled filet and mushrooms as well. Anxious to see if any deep/savory notes tomorrow. (578 views) | | | Tasted by Wino from Michigan on 12/23/2020 & rated 94 points: This wine was really good only issue was had it next to a Schrader RBS which was better -- otherwise this wine would have been WOTN (424 views) | | | Tasted by KenK on 8/29/2020 & rated 93 points: Dark rich brooding aromas of black fruits, purple plum, with a slight oak charred note.
Palate follows a rich dense spice sweet black fruit driven wine. Still very young, yet well put together and quite rich.
Will be great to see this in another 10 years, all the raw materials their just needs time to mellow a bit more. Impressive. (622 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 6/27/2020 & rated 94 points: Decanted for 30 minutes. Nose of blackberry, blueberry, currant, milk chocolate and cedar. Ripe blackberries, chocolate, cedar, forest floor and fine tannins on the palate. Very long finish with good depth. Full bodied. Served with grilled ribeye steaks. (467 views) | | | Tasted by AndreRibeiroChaves on 2/8/2020 & rated 96 points: Freaking awesome!!! (763 views) | | | Tasted by BadOyster on 6/30/2019 & rated 95 points: A very nice, pure-tasting CA cab. Nose that’s dark and brooding, maybe offering up blackberry and a little sweet vanilla bean, but on the palate it is all cassis, plum, violet. No savory flavors at this point, but polished tannins, appropriate acidity, great length. It’s a beautiful cab. I understand AG’s comment if “lack of place” - but this is a beautiful, big (and not at all “heavy”) Cali cab, it tastes like it, and it shouldn’t be down-graded because it doesn’t scream To Kalon - that’s a crazy! It’s still too young - 9 years in already but I wouldn’t check in on it again for another 4 (if I had any more ...) (1227 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 5/25/2019 & rated 98 points: OK, just WOW! Just a beautiful, sophisticated, balanced, layered, velvety, seamless beauty. Nothing overblown or missing -- it's a wine that can fool you into drinking like a quaffer but swirl and savor in your mouth and oh my! It is so smooth, so deep, so many flavors... 5 hour decant. Not quite perfection for my taste as the nose was not as fragrant as possible but a wonderful experience. (1320 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 1/19/2019 & rated 95 points: Decanted for 1.5 hours. Nose of blackberry, black cherry, currant, mocha, licorice, forest floor and leather. Black and red fruit, mocha, licorice, forest floor and fine tannins on the palate. Very long, layered finish with good depth. Full bodied. Served with grilled strip steaks and blue cheese, black truffle butter. (1110 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 8/17/2018 & rated 97 points: consistent with notes of 4/7/2017 -wonderful (1479 views) | | | Tasted by cowtownguy on 8/12/2018 & rated 95 points: In perfect balance. Silky tannins, great fruit. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 12/31/2017 & rated 98 points: See prior notes - the last wine of 2017 - and what a powerhouse. Spectacular wine (1295 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 10/28/2017 & rated 97 points: Wet forest floor, cherry and blackberry, chocolate on the mid palate and finish. Almost opaque. Must decant due to sediment. What a powerhouse of a wine, and was glad to share with close friends who had a tough day. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 4/7/2017 & rated 97 points: Massive and delicious, choc covered cherries, dark berry, wet stone, and licorice. Huge waves of flavor, yet balanced. One more left, this is certainly going to last for many years. (1400 views) | | | Tasted by MelroseCellars on 9/29/2016 & rated 89 points: Disappointed. Decanted for an hour. Nose had a little burn to it, which was felt on the taste. For a 2010 at this price point, I expected so much more. The first half of the taste showed so much promise with a delicious, fruit forward, balanced taste. Unfortunately, the second half portrayed the alcohol burn, with a little bitterness. So close, yet so far away. (1661 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 8/27/2016 & rated 94 points: Aerated with a Vinturi and decanted for two hours. Blackberry, black cherry, currant, licorice and crushed rock. Beautiful on the palate. Dense and plush with long persistence. Paired with grilled strip steak and béarnaise sauce. (1402 views) | | | Tasted by timdrex on 8/15/2015 & rated 92 points: Prominent aromas of black pepper upon opening. Dark purple juice-looks more like a Syrah than a Bordeaux blend.
3 hours in, ample tannins, dark fruits, earth, leather, and a backbone of acidity that makes it all come together nicely. (1968 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Vintage Retrospective: The 2010 Napa Valley Cabernets (May 2020) (5/1/2020)
(Tor Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Anniversary Cuvée Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Napa Valley’s Extraordinary 2016 Cabernets (Dec 2018) (12/1/2018)
(Tor Cabernet Sauvignon Anniversary Cuvée Beckstoffer To Kalon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Panel Tasting
Decanter, Californian Cabernet 2010 (10/10/2018)
(Tor, Beckstoffer To Kalon, Anniversary Cuvée, Anniversary Cuvée, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2013, IWC Issue #168
(Tor Kenward Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Anniversary Cuvee Oakville) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012)
(Tor Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Anniversary Cuvee Oakville) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| TOR Producer website2010 TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Anniversary Cuvée Beckstoffer To Kalon VineyardBlend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon (50% Clone 337, 50% Clone 6)
Production
150 cases
Release date
January 2013
2010 marked our winery’s 10th anniversary. To celebrate I asked (winemaker) Jeff (Ames) to craft an “anniversary” wine, which he did brilliantly. Cheers. (Tor Kenward)
Winemaking
The 2010 To Kalon Cabernet proved again that my job as winemaker is to just get out of the way of this world class fruit. In 2010 we did little thinning in the vineyard yet still got under 2.5 tons/acre of beautifully ripe fruit. This was hand sorted and destemmed to a closed top tank where it got 3 pump overs a day until 4 days prior to finishing fermentation (which lasted 18 days) when it was backed down to 1 a day. This was barreled down to a combination of 90% new Darnajou and Taransaud barrels and bottled un-fined and un-filtered 18 months later.
Winemaker’s Tasting Notes
Wow. With the 2010 Anniversary Cuvée Cabernet you get a wine that lacks nothing and needs nothing. For me, this may take over as my favorite To Kalon Cabernet. The aromatics on this are floral and bright with a great mix of red and black fruits as well as a meaty, earthy side to them. On the palate this is silky and seamless while at the same time extremely rich and dense. An amazing combination of power and elegance. The upside on this wine is that with a good cellar it is almost unlimited, but it should be amazing on release as well.
©2012 Tor Kenward Family WinesCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonBeckstoffer To Kalon VineyardBeckstoffer To Kalon continues to receive worldwide accolades for its wines, particularly in the last decade. The vineyard is on a gentle slope on the western foothills of the Oakville appellation. Soils are Bale loam/Bale clay loam, and are impeccably farmed by Andy Beckstoffer’s team. We have a by-acre contract so we can determine canopy, crop load and picking dates – but rely on the Beckstoffer viticulturists for insight into this unique vineyard to guide our decisions. ... ©2012 Tor Kenward Family Wines
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USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Oakville |
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